[Therapeutic results in ovarian cancer after replacement of conventional radiotherapy by Co-60 irradiation (author's transl)].
The use of Co-60 screen and pendular irradiation instead of conventional radiotherapy has brought about an improvement in the 5-year survival rate in patients with more advanced stages of ovarian cancer. Although the general side effects of Co-60 irradiation are considered to be more unpleasant than those of X-ray and radium therapy, severe, reversible or irreversible damage to the urogenital tract and intestinal organs was diminished by accurate planning of Co-60 therapy, so that these complications occurred less frequently than with conventional radiotherapy.
D002369:Castration; D003037:Cobalt Radioisotopes / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D011379:Prognosis; D011882:Radiotherapy, High-Energy
D003037:Cobalt Radioisotopes
Veränderung des Behandlungsergebnisses beim Ovarialkarzinom nach Ersatz der konventionellen Röntgentherapie durch 60Kobalt-Bestrahlung.